At the beginning of the landing, the entire Lingao County had a population of only tens of thousands, and the total population of Hainan Island was only 200,000 or 300,000. With years of operation, it would be much easier to suppress bandits. Moreover, the subsequent increase in the population on the island will also be accommodated and resettled by the Senate, and managed through the standard administrative village model. The intensity of control is not comparable to these newly occupied areas on the mainland.
However, these effective methods are the product of special circumstances, and it is obviously difficult to replicate them in Guangdong. According to social surveys and historical data, the total population of Guangdong and Guangxi is about 13 to 4 million, and the Pearl River Delta region alone has millions of people concentrated there. Even if all the cadres from Hainan Island are moved to the Pearl River Delta region, it will not be enough.
In the natural villages on the mainland, especially in the Pearl River Delta region, people often share the same surname, or at most two or three surnames. Foreign surnames are often excluded from village administration. It is difficult to place eyes and ears. Therefore, the government is always unable to control village affairs and news in a timely manner.
Now, the most complete control of the Senate in the Pearl River Delta is the Danhu village. After the abolition of humble status, quasi-dan households landed and built houses. Under the guidance of the municipal government, many new Danjia villages have been formed. These Danjia villages are uniformly managed according to Hainan's administrative village model. Not only are the government orders smooth, but they also have strong control over the grassroots.
By controlling these newly built villages, the Senate placed its own spies among the various natural villages in some areas. The registration of Dan households actually effectively curbed the activities of water bandits in the Pearl River system. In particular, the water bandits of the four surnames, who were rampant for a while, lost their living soil after Danhu came ashore to register their households. They have been completely eliminated under continuous attacks. The number of openly intercepting and looting ships on the river has dropped significantly.
Mu Yong admitted that Danhu were the main source of water bandits in the entire Pearl River Basin. The water bandits of the four surnames roaming the river are all from the Dan family. Their huge numbers and wandering lifestyle made them unmanageable "unstable factors" throughout the ages.
The abolition of humble status and the establishment of villages ashore actually brought them into the normal social order, and then recruited "professionals" from the households: recruiting pilots and sailors also allowed some of them to enter the "system" Inside". Although the number is not too large, they are the "stabilizer" among the Danhu group.
Liu Xiang was able to quickly eliminate a large number of water pirates in the Pearl River Basin, and the move of Danhu landing was a brilliant move.
Pirates unique to Fujian and Guangdong, since the navy of the Senate dominated the oceans, even giant pirates like Liu Xiang have defected to the Senate. Small groups of pirates have almost no room for survival and have basically disappeared.
As for the bandits on land, because the Senate changed the world and punished subordinate officials, the collusion between officials and bandits was eliminated. The security situation has also improved significantly.
But Zhang Xiao also knows that it is impossible to completely eliminate bandits. In the old time and space, we were still cracking down hard in the 1990s. Therefore, the governance of social problems must be solved from the root cause. The common people in this land have always been the best to manage. As long as they can't survive, they won't rise up in rebellion.
All problems are ultimately economic problems. However, Zhang Xiao's ability to intervene in economic issues is limited, and it mainly depends on the project investment of the Planning Institute. What he can do is nothing more than "encouraging students to teach and cultivate mulberry trees" and work hard to develop agriculture.
Even with Tian's familiarity with the county, Zhang Xiao also noticed another problem in Nanhai County that ordinary people could hardly notice, that is, the county seat of Nanhai is located in the capital city of Guangzhou, almost on the border of the entire county. This is quite similar to the situation in Shunde, but more extreme than Shunde. The county government is located in a corner of the county, which is very unfavorable for the management of the entire jurisdiction. Jiujiang, which is far away from Nanhai County, and Longshan, which is far away from Shunde County, even have a saying that "Jiujiang does not recognize the south, and the two dragons do not recognize the submissive".
Soon after the founding of the Republic of China, various Fuguo counties moved their county governments out of the capital city to find new places to govern, or even rebuilt the city altogether. This shows that people at that time were already aware of this shortcoming. After the reform, there was a second round of upsurge to separate Fuguo County and build new districts.
If Nanhai County is moved out, where would it be appropriate to move? From a geographical point of view, the most suitable place is Foshan Fort. However, Foshan has now been designated as a "demonstration management area", and the next step must be to establish an independent county.
How about simply moving to Jiujiang? Humph, since you don't recognize Nan, you might as well move the county seat there, even if you don't recognize it.
Only by effectively controlling remote areas within the county can we create a good public security environment - this is not an easy task.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiao suddenly wanted to hear about the governance methods of the ancients four hundred years ago, so he asked Wei Bifu: "If it were in the previous dynasty, as a county magistrate, what strategy would you have to eliminate bandits?"
Wei Bifu replied: "In the opinion of ordinary people, we can strictly implement the law of Baojia. That is to place a certain number on each Baojia, stamp the name of the shipowner and the number of Baojia of a certain state and county on the stern of the ship, and print on the hull of the ship Or the color of the paint on the head and tail can be identified, so that they can be distinguished even from a distance. Detailed books of Huahu's names are still made, and there are two copies of them. One book is used to report to the official, and the other is kept to keep the merits and check from time to time. Each ship is allowed to sail during the day, If it's late, they will gather at the original port. If one of the ships does something wrong or goes out at night, Captain A and the eight ships of the same class will report to the chief of security, and the chief officer will be punished. If the nine ships tolerate each other, they will be inspected by the chief of security. If the crime is punished, the nine ships will be punished together. If the security chief is Tongtong Rongyin, if an incident occurs, or the local official visits and arrests, the security chief will be punished together. "
Wei Bifu's answer made Zhang Xiao couldn't help but sneered: "It seems that Wang Yangming's 'Ten Card Techniques' were really the best choice in ancient times."
As an important social governance measure in ancient times, the Baojia Law began in the Song Dynasty and continued until the Republic of China. Although Wang Yangming, as a Neo-Confucian master, repeatedly taught people to "establish sincerity", when he deeply understood the tricks of the unruly people, he suddenly realized the truth of "soldiers, deceitful ways". Chicken soup with the left hand and power with the right hand cannot be used against the unruly people. Benevolent government. Wang Yangming, the governor of Southern Gansu Province, issued one of the most famous measures in his military career after he arrived at the government office and took office - "Ten Family Pai Laws are notified to the elders and children of each government". The specific content is the same as what Wei Bifu said. The specific contents of the verification include: whose house is missing someone tonight, where they went, what they did, and when they will return. There is someone in whose house tonight, who is it, where is he from, and what is he doing? If one family violates the rules, ten families will be guilty of the same crime.
When Wei Bifu saw that Zhang Xiao was silent, he continued: "River pirates are mostly treacherous people who use boats to fish. They often go out in the vast ocean, look for boats coming and going, and then sail away after robbing them. If there is a lawsuit, If the capture is urgent, he will sink the stolen goods to the bottom of the water and remain a fisherman. There are also other treacherous net boats, fishing in the harbor during the day, and going out to the harbor to commit robberies at night. This is the case everywhere, causing great harm to the people. The method of protecting the armor makes the fishermen Households supervise each other, bring these mobile people under surveillance and control, and also make foreign strange ships lose their hiding place."
Zhang Xiao had read the historical materials about Yu Chenglong's control of banditry in the Taihu Lake Basin in the Qing Dynasty, and commented: "The protection of ships is only one aspect. At present, the Senate has incorporated Dan households and established administrative villages, which has generally solved the problem of fishermen. . The materials stolen by bandits on the water need to be converted into money in the towns on the shore, so inspections of the land nests along the river need to be strengthened. Nanhai County is located in the delta area, with a dense water network, which means that all residents are included in the Baojia scope. Perhaps The Ming Dynasty had implemented measures to protect the armor, but such regulations required high-quality and diligent officers of the armor. Things in the prefectures and counties of Guangdong were delayed. I have seen lawsuits in front of the court delayed until five or six years before they were concluded. If it had not been repeated many times Urging is like waiting for a piece of waste paper.”
Yu Chenglong once implemented a decree to compile and inspect Baojia for fishermen and village residents in the Taihu Lake Basin. However, theft of eucalyptus in the Taihu Lake area did not decrease thereafter, and even increased during the Yongzheng period. It can be speculated that the implementation of Baojia was not as good as Unfortunately, it is possible that this decree was not implemented at all.
However, from the perspective of Ming Dynasty officials, those who could manage river pirates to this extent were considered capable officials. The execution problems pointed out by Zhang Xiao immediately hit Wei Bifu's sore spot, and he was convinced: "The chief has a very insightful view. This is a long-standing shortcoming of the previous dynasty. No matter how powerful we are, there is nothing we can do about it."
Zhang Xiao, who had been sitting for a long time, felt a little sore in his back. He stood up, stretched his waist, and said, "Isn't the Senate coming soon? We are here to do only three things. It's fair! Oh no, reform! Reform! Reform!"
"The fact that the chief has such ambition is a blessing to all the people. The people's admiration for the chief is like the endless stream of a river..." Wei Bifu said flatteringly.
Zhang Xiao, Wei Bifu's flatterer, didn't listen and thought to himself: The government affairs here are indeed complicated, and he has to go to the countryside to conduct on-site inspections. If you want to be a good successor, you have to abide by the "28/20 rule", which means continuing 80% of the predecessor's policies and the remaining 20% for innovation. Let's see how he implements it.
After the conversation ended, Wei Bifu immediately took leave from the city government and went to Jiujiang Fort. Huang Xiyin had been waiting for many days and was already desperate. Seeing Wei Bifu's sudden visit to invite him, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. After a little preparation, he followed Wei Bifu to Guangzhou and met Zhang Xiao.
After a brief chat, Zhang Xiao asked about his resume.
"Reporting to the chief, the student was awarded the Jinshi title of Xin Weike in the fourth year of Chongzhen period, and was awarded the title of magistrate of Nanhai County after two years of observing the government..."
"Your promotion speed is impressive!" Zhang Xiao was a little surprised. As far as he knew, the time between being a Jinshi scholar and becoming an official in the Qing Dynasty ranged from two to three years to more than ten or twenty years. Some even ended up as Jinshi scholars. Throughout his life, he has been in the position of candidate official, unable to become an official. Although there were far fewer scholars in the Ming Dynasty than in the Qing Dynasty, Huang County Magistrate's promotion speed was not unsatisfactory.
"Ashamed, ashamed," Huang Xiyin said modestly, "It's just a fluke."
"Since you have been the magistrate of Nanhai County for these years, you have a better understanding of county affairs than Counselor Wei. Since I am here to be the parent officer of Nanhai County, I will ask you for more advice in the future."
